Go first in division after gaining three points (4)
I believe the answer is:
wend
'go' is the definition.
(archaic word for 'go', present tense of 'went')
'first in division after gaining three points' is the wordplay.
'three points' means three replacements for 'point'.
'first in division' becomes 'd' (nst letter of 'division').
'after gaining' says to put letters next to each other.
'point' becomes 'w'.
'point' becomes 'e'.
'point' becomes 'n' (N is an example).
'w'+'e'+'n'='wen'
'd' put after 'wen' is 'WEND'.
(Other definitions for wend that I've seen before include "Slav" , "... one's way, go on a journey" , "Make (ones way)" , "Slowly go" , "Travel" .)